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package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping;

/**
 * Marker interface for objects that wrap another object, providing a way to retrieve the wrapped value.
 *
 * @author Mark Paluch
 * @since 5.0
 */
public interface Wrapped {

	/**
	 * Returns the wrapped value.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	Object getTarget();

	/**
	 * Unwraps the given object if it is an instance of {@link Wrapped}. If not, returns the object as-is.
	 *
	 * @param object the object to unwrap, must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return the unwrapped object or the original object if it is not wrapped.
	 */
	static <T> T getTargetObject(T object) {
		return object instanceof Wrapped w ? (T) w.getTarget() : object;
	}

}
